The 2022 Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC season was the first season in the club's history. The club, which was announced on January 12, 2021, will be playing in USL League One, a third division league in the American soccer pyramid.[1] The club will play their home games at Future Legends Complex, a sports park currently under construction in Windsor, Colorado. In August 2021, the club announced that former Libya international Éamon Zayed will manage the club in its first season.[2]
| 2022 season | |||
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| Owner | Jeff and Casey Katofsky Ryan Spilborghs | ||
| Head coach | Éamon Zayed | ||
| Stadium | Future Legends Complex | ||
| USL1 Playoffs | DNQ | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Round of 32 | ||
| Highest home attendance | 813 (6/11 v. TRM) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 300 (8/6 v. TRM) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 552 | ||
| Biggest win | NCO 4–1 CV (6/22) NCO 4–1 NC (9/3) | ||
| Biggest defeat | CHA 4–1 NCO (5/7) | ||
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Club edit
Roster edit
- As of April 21, 2022[3]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
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| 1 | GK | Thomas Olsen |  United States
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| 2 | DF | Brecc Evans | United States
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| 4 | DF | Rob Cornwall |  Republic of Ireland
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| 5 | DF | Leo Folla | United States
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| 6 | MF | Shane McFaul | Republic of Ireland
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| 7 | FW | Ethan Vanacore-Decker | United States
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| 8 | MF | Nortei Nortey |  England
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| 9 | FW | Lachlan McLean |  Australia
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| 10 | FW | Irvin Parra | United States
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| 11 | MF | Marky Hernández | United States
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| 12 | DF | Denso Ulysse |  Haiti
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| 14 | MF | Arthur Rogers | England
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| 16 | MF | Destan Norman | United States
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| 17 | MF | Danny Robles | United States
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| 18 | GK | Danny Faundez (on loan from Louisville City) | United States
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| 19 | MF | Jerry Desdunes | Haiti
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| 20 | MF | Ciaran Winters (on loan from FC Tulsa) | United States
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| 21 | GK | Johan Peñaranda | United States
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| 22 | MF | Stefan Lukic |  Serbia
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| 27 | MF | Daniel Scally |  Scotland
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| 29 | FW | Trevor Amann | United States
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| 31 | MF | Owen Damm (on loan from Louisville City) | United States
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Competitions edit
Exhibitions edit
| February 26, 2022 Preseason 1 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 7–2 | Hailstorm FC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 3:00 PM MST | Report | Stadium: Weidner Field |
| March 5, 2022 Preseason 2 | New Mexico United | 2–2 | Hailstorm FC | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| 12:00 PM MST | Report | Stadium: Mesa del Sol Training Facility |
| March 18, 2022 Preseason 3 | Peak XI | 1–4 | Hailstorm FC | Lafayette, Colorado |
| 7:30 PM MDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Centaurus High School |
| Note: Match was a fundraiser for victims of the Marshall Fire.[4] | ||||
| March 20, 2022 Preseason 4 | Hailstorm FC | v | Colorado Rapids 2 | Greeley, Colorado |
| 3:00 PM MDT | Stadium: Jackson Stadium |
| March 25, 2022 Preseason 5 | Hailstorm FC | v | Regis University | Greeley, Colorado |
| TBD | Stadium: Jackson Stadium |
| March 29, 2022 Preseason 6 | Harpos FC | v | Hailstorm FC | TBD |
| TBD | Stadium: TBD |
USL League One edit
Standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 5 | Union Omaha | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 43 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 6 | Charlotte Independence | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 42 | |
| 7 | Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 42 | |
| 8 | Central Valley Fuego FC | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 40 | |
| 9 | Forward Madison FC | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 33 |
Source: USL League One
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 6) disciplinary points; 7) drawing of lots.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 6) disciplinary points; 7) drawing of lots.
Match results edit
| April 9, 2022 1 | Richmond Kickers | 1–1 | Hailstorm FC | Richmond, Virginia |
| 4:30 PM MDT | Morán  11'Aune 51'Terzaghi  55', 78'Bolduc 62' |
Report | Damm 16' Folla 23'Vanacore-Decker 37'Ulysse 59'Desdunes 88' |
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 2,771 Referee: Matthew Franz |
| April 16, 2022 2 | Charlotte Independence | 2–1 | Hailstorm FC | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 5:00 PM MDT | Ibarra 14' Mbuyu 33', 90+1' Talboys 47' |
Report | Parra 6' (pen.) McLean 31' Rogers 37' Nortey 78' Lukic 82' |
Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,416 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
| April 30, 2022 3 | North Carolina FC | 1–2 | Hailstorm FC | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 5:00 PM MDT | Flick 17' Anderson 23' Fernandes 81' Pecka 88' Young 88' |
Report | Parra 18' Ulysse 36' Nortey 51' Rogers 65' Robles 80' Hernández 89' Scally 90+2' Cornwall 90+5' |
Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium Attendance: 1,723 Referee: William Steffen |
| May 7, 2022 4 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | 4–1 | Hailstorm FC | East Ridge, Tennessee |
| 5:30 PM MDT | Luna 10' Texeira 26', 51', 55'Benton 45'Carrera-García 60'Villalobos 62'Cardona 77'España 85'Capozucchi 86'Ortiz 90+4' |
Report | Lukic 8' Norman 22'Rogers 59'Parra 79' |
Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium Attendance: 1,807 Referee: Aleksandar Zhelyazkov |
| May 18, 2022 5 | Charlotte Independence | 1–2 | Hailstorm FC | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 5:30 PM MDT | Report | Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium Attendance: 1,798 Referee: Izlen Peksenar |
| May 28, 2022 6 | Union Omaha | 0–0 | Hailstorm FC | Papillion, Nebraska |
| 6:00 PM MDT | Claudio 53' |
Report | Evans 50' Hernández 57'Scally 76'Peñaranda 88'Parra 90+4' |
Stadium: Werner Park Attendance: 3,432 Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez |
| June 8, 2022 7 | Hailstorm FC | 1–1 | North Carolina FC | Greeley, Colorado |
| 7:00 PM MDT | Parra 37', 81' Ulysse 39' Rogers 45' Cornwall 51' Scally 84' |
Report | Tahir 16' Young 22' Martinez 28' |
Stadium: Jackson Stadium Attendance: 516 Referee: Dejan Susak |
| June 11, 2022 8 | Hailstorm FC | 1–1 | Tormenta FC | Greeley, Colorado |
| 7:00 PM MDT | Robles 40' Folla 78' Lukic 90' Nortey 90+9' |
USL Report Soccerway Report |
Adjei 54' Thorn 86' Phelps 90+11'  90+11' |
Stadium: Jackson Stadium Attendance: 813 Referee: Cristian Campos |
| June 18, 2022 9 | Richmond Kickers | 3–2 | Hailstorm FC | Richmond, Virginia |
| 4:30 PM MDT | Vinyals 33', 42' Bentley 43' Terzaghi 45+2' Bolanos 76' Fitzgerald 90+4' |
Report | Vanacore-Decker 25' Norman 27' 29' Cornwall 52', 68' Folla 74', 88' |
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 3,099 Referee: Amiel Aleman |
| June 22, 2022 10 | Hailstorm FC | 4–1 | Fuego FC | Greeley, Colorado |
| 7:00 PM MDT | McLean 21' Amann 41' Parra 50', 74' Hernández 77' |
Report | Casillas 7' Gillingham 45+2' Dieye 83' Smith 90+6' 90+7' |
Stadium: Jackson Stadium Referee: Joshua Belzer |
| June 25, 2022 11 | Greenville Triumph | 2–1 | Hailstorm FC | Greenville, South Carolina |
| 5:00 PM MDT | Lee 44' Smart 54' (pen.) Ibarra 66' Evans 69' Walker 80' |
Report | Parra 57' Robles 61' |
Stadium: Legacy Early College Field Referee: Katherine McCormick |
| June 30, 2022 12 | Hailstorm FC | 2–1 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | Greeley, Colorado |
| 7:00 PM MDT | Robles 20' Parra 25' Evans 34' Amann 44' |
Report | Benton 19' España 27' Galindrez 61' Capozucchi 63' Ortiz 90' |
Stadium: Jackson Stadium Referee: Samantha Martinez |
| July 5, 2022 13 | Hailstorm FC | 1–2 | Forward Madison | Fort Collins, Colorado |
| 7:00 PM MDT | Desdunes 28' Parra 45+4' Cornwall 46' Folla 58' Nortey 85' |
Report | Wheeler-Omiunu 8' Maldonado 18' Jones 24' Torres 44' Cassini 79' Osmond 90+6' |
Stadium: Canvas Stadium Attendance: 683 Referee: Adam Zarrin |
| July 9, 2022 14 | FC Tucson | 1–1 | Hailstorm FC | Tucson, Arizona |
| 7:00 PM MDT | Toia 10' 60', 45' Garcia 72' |
Report | Cornwall 75' McLean 76' |
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Attendance: 1,785 Referee: Killian Richardson |
| July 13, 2022 15 | Hailstorm FC | 0–1 | Fuego FC | Fort Collins, Colorado |
| 7:00 PM MDT | Folla 37' Lukic 65' 90' Nortey 90' Cornwall 90+4' |
Report | Ramos 26' Torralva 32' Partida 54' Chaney 87', 90+2' |
Stadium: Canvas Stadium Attendance: 596 Referee: Esad Omanovic |
| July 17, 2022 16 | Hailstorm FC | 3–1 | Charlotte Independence | Fort Collins, Colorado |
| 4:00 PM MDT | Parra 14' (pen.), 45+1' Nortey 21' Norman 28' Hernández 34', 48' Olsen 60' 63' |
Report | Santos 12' Zendejas 22' Dutey 30' Maya 38' Hegardt 42' Bennett 67' (pen.) Ciss 83' |
Stadium: Canvas Stadium Attendance: 611 Referee: Killian Richardson |
| July 23, 2022 17 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | 0–0 | Hailstorm FC | East Ridge, Tennessee |
| 5:30 PM MDT | Benton 30' Cardona 82' Ortiz 89' |
Report | McLean 59' Desdunes 80' Hernández 90+5' |
Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,456 Referee: John Matto |
| July 30, 2022 18 | Forward Madison | 1–1 | Hailstorm FC | Madison, Wisconsin |
| 6:00 PM MDT | Streng 4' Cassini 57' R. Smith 63' |
Report | Parra 29' Scally 58' Damm 85' Norman 89' |
Stadium: Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 4,759 Referee: Kevin Fikar |
| August 2, 2022 19 | Hailstorm FC | 0–1 | Richmond Kickers | Severance, Colorado |
| 7:00 PM MDT | Damm 28' Rogers 39' Nortey 63' |
Report | Terzaghi 32', 47' Vinyals 85' Fitzgerald 90' |
Stadium: Severance High School Attendance: 346 Referee: Robert Vincze |
| August 6, 2022 20 | Hailstorm FC | 2–0 | Tormenta FC | Severance, Colorado |
| 7:00 PM MDT | Amann 27' Rogers 60' Evans 82' Dietrich 86' Nortey 87' Peñaranda 90+6' |
Report | Green 15' Phelps 54' Nembhard 69' |
Stadium: Severance High School Attendance: 300 Referee: Adorae Monroy |
| August 13, 2022 21 | Union Omaha | 1–1 | Hailstorm FC | Papillion, Nebraska |
| 6:00 PM MDT | Meza 12' Gordon 90+4' |
Report | Robles 37' Dietrich 42' Parra 75', 79' |
Stadium: Werner Park Attendance: 4,312 Referee: DeShun Beard |
| August 17, 2022 22 | Hailstorm FC | 1–2 | FC Tucson | Severance, Colorado |
| 7:00 PM MDT | McFaul 12' Rogers 73' McLean 80' |
Report | Delgado 10' F. Pérez 14', 33' Shaw 24' Kinzner 37' L. Perez 40', 70' |
Stadium: Severance High School Attendance: 301 Referee: Adam Rice |
| August 20, 2022 23 | Hailstorm FC | 1–3 | Forward Madison | Severance, Colorado |
| 7:00 PM MDT | Parra 14' (pen.), 45+2' Folla  38' Desdunes 51' Prentice 80' Amann 83' Cornwall 87' Norman 89' |
Report | Osmond 13' Torres 21' Gebhard 29' Streng 65'. 82' Cassini 71' |
Stadium: Severance High School Attendance: 585 Referee: Jervis Atagana |
| August 27, 2022 24 | Greenville Triumph | 0–2 | Hailstorm FC | Greenville, South Carolina |
| 5:00 PM MDT | Report | Parra 60', 62' Desdunes 72' |
Stadium: Legacy Early College Field Attendance: 3,097 Referee: Joshua Encarnación |
| September 3, 2022 25 | Hailstorm FC | 4–1 | North Carolina FC | Severance, Colorado |
| 7:00 PM MDT | Cornwall 7' McLean 15' Amann 31', 45+4', 74', 79' (pen.) Desdunes 34' Robles 51' Rogers 60' |
Report | Fernandes 32' Sommersall 47' Skelton 50' McLaughlin 83' (pen.) |
Stadium: Severance High School Referee: Dejan Susak |
| September 10, 2022 26 | Tormenta FC | 3–1 | Hailstorm FC | Statesboro, Georgia |
| 5:30 PM MDT | Sterling 3', 41', 76' (pen.) Adjei 35' Billhardt 44' Sharifi 89' |
Report | Desdunes 28' Prentice 54' |
Stadium: Optim Health Systems Field Referee: Joshua Belk |
| September 21, 2022 27 | Hailstorm FC | 2–1 | Union Omaha | Severance, Colorado |
| 7:00 PM MDT | Evans 24', 84' Dietrich 42'Parra 57'Olsen 72' |
Report | Malcolm 40' Hertzog 41'Scearce 59'Meza 75' (pen.) |
Stadium: Severance High School Referee: Corbyn May |
| September 24, 2022 28 | Hailstorm FC | 1–1 | Greenville Triumph | Severance, Colorado |
| 7:00 PM MDT | Lukic 73' Parra 85' |
Report | Pearson 14' 40' Lee 80', 90+1' Labovitz 82' |
Stadium: Severance High School Referee: Katja Koroleva |
| October 1, 2022 29 | Fuego FC | 0–1 | Hailstorm FC | Fresno, California |
| 8:30 PM MDT | Dieye 10' Falck 58' Schenfeld 72' Dabo 86' Smith 90+7' |
Report | Amann 14' Dullysse 62' (o.g.) Cornwall 58' Hernández 71' |
Stadium: Fresno State Soccer Stadium Referee: Brandon Stevis |
| October 8, 2022 30 | Hailstorm FC | 2–1 | FC Tucson | Severance, Colorado |
| 7:00 PM MDT | Prentice 11' Norman 44', 76' Peñaranda 45+1' Nortey 68' |
Report | Mastrantonio 45+5' F. Pérez 67' Machell 80' Shaw 83' Crull 88' |
Stadium: Severance High School Referee: Jeremy Scheer |
U.S. Open Cup edit
Because of the 2022 USL League One schedule, Northern Colorado played their first-ever competitive match in the Second Round of the Open Cup.
| April 6, 2022 Second round | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC (USLC)  | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC (USL1) | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 7:00 pm MDT | Hodge 90+6' 103' |
Report | Parra 27' Desdunes 96' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Referee: Laura Rodriguez |
| April 20, 2022 3rd Round | Real Salt Lake (MLS)  | 0–1 | Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC (USL1) | Sandy, Utah |
| 7:30 pm MDT | Pierre 69' |
Ulysse 25' Nortey 50'Evans 53'Cornwall 58', 70'Robles 90+1'Olsen 90+9' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,301 Referee: Brad Jensen |
| May 10, 2022 Round of 32 | Union Omaha (USL1)  | 2–0 | Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC (USL1) | Omaha, Nebraska |
| 6:00 pm MDT | Desdunes 1' Lukic 36' |
Report | Bawa 45' Meza 46'Doyle 58'Rivera 83' |
Stadium: Al F. Caniglia Field Attendance: 1,931 Referee: Esad Omanovic |
References edit
- ^ Howell, Chase (January 12, 2021). "Northern Colorado FC to join United Soccer League as expansion franchise in 2022". denverpost.com. Denver Post. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
- ^ "Hailstorm FC Announces Éamon Zayed As Club's First-Ever Head Coach". USLLeagueOne.com. USL League One. August 11, 2021. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
- ^ "Irish Defender Rob Cornwall Signs With Hailstorm FC". hailstormfc.com. Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC. December 10, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
- ^ "Who's joining us for the Rebuild Community fundraising match tonight?". Twitter. Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC. March 18, 2022. Retrieved May 28, 2022.